job costing

job costing

By: Randika Lalith Abeysinghe | ManagementThe costing method applicable where goods or services result from a sequence of continuous or repetitive operations or process. Costs are averaged over the units produced during the period. read more

By: Ruth Perryman | AccountingMany businesses think estimating is useful to only construction companies. But any company that produces estimates, quotes, bids, and proposals can use QuickBooks to get a handle on their job costing. The accuracy of your estimating process can make or break your project success. read more

By: Ruth Perryman | SoftwareAccurate job costing is one of the most critical tasks for managing job-based business like construction companies, professional services firms, and even nonprofits that are awarded grants. read more

By: Paula Gregorowicz | CoachingDo you make it a habit to second-guess all your decisions? Do you doubt yourself from the get-go whenever an opportunity or challenge presents itself? If this rings a bell, it is costing you in many ways. You may "think" it is insignificant, but in reality it costs you confidence and money. That's right, it literally costs you money. Here's why… read more

By: John Jeffreys | ManagementHow much money do you lose because you don't know what your products or services really cost to produce? Here are some "home truths" about costs that you should know. read more

By: Randika Lalith Abeysinghe | AccountingIf opening or closing stocks of work in progress exist; the calculations of the cost per unit required some additional computations. It is obvious that partly completed production working progress will have a lower unit cost than fully completed production. Consequently, when opening and closing stocks of work-in-progress exist unit costs cannot be computed by simply dividing the total cost by the number of units still in the process. read more

By: Andrew Sundstrom | MarketingAre you racking your brain for why your marketing techniques aren't as successful as you would like them to be? Why aren't people buying your product when logic dictates that it will benefit them by giving them a solution to a problem, and benefit you with money in your pocket? read more

By: David Kraft | AccountingIf you're looking for new accounting software, one feature that you should consider, especially if you are a contractor, is the job cost module. This will allow you to track project and/or job budgets in real time and will provide you with the necessary information to make decisions about changes that may or may not need to be made to the job/project. read more

By: Jane Sanders | Article MarketingCost estimators are usually employed by big construction companies to give them a sort of preview of how much the overall expense will be. As such, cost estimators must have a working knowledge of construction and engineering, business and management, as well as manufacturing. read more

By: Alan Sharpe | FundraisingYou have a costly problem with returned mail. All non-profit organizations do. You mail perfectly nice letters to donors who have supported your cause for years, and then, one day, without so much as a by-your-leave their mail comes back to you marked RETURN TO SENDER. read more